This Genealogy Database Helped Solve Dozens Of Crimes. But Its New Privacy Rules Will Restrict Access By Cops.

GEDmatch’s revamped genetic privacy policy could set off legal battles that go all the way to the US Supreme Court.

Peter Aldhous

A Billionaire Said He'll Pay All Of The Morehouse College Class Of 2019's Student Debt

The Associated Press estimated the student debt of the class to be up to $40 million, but the Smith camp did not confirm the size of the gift.

Lam Thuy Vo

Opinion: We Grieve, We Thirst

The beautiful gay men of Instagram will find a way through any trial — a breakup, a bad election result, a tragedy. And they'll often do it shirtless.

Kevin O'Keeffe

SNL's Leslie Jones Blasted Anti-Abortion Laws And Said Lawmakers Can't Tell Her What To Do With Her Body

"When you take a woman's choice away, you take away their freedom," she said.

Lam Thuy Vo

A Survivor Of The Columbine Shooting Has Died At Age 37

Austin Eubanks spoke about issues of addiction and trauma based on his experiences after the shooting.

Claudia Koerner

Joe Biden’s Campaign Is Fixated On Donald Trump — And Biden’s Supporters Want It That Way

Joe Biden’s official campaign kickoff was a plea for unity against the president, with more of an eye on November 2020 than on next year’s primaries.

Nidhi Prakash

Justin Amash Is The First Congressional Republican To Say Trump Committed Impeachable Offenses

The Michigan congressman also said that after reading the Mueller report, he believes Attorney General Bill Barr has deliberately misrepresented its findings.

David Mack

A Man Dropkicked Arnold Schwarzenegger In The Back. He Says He Didn't Even Realize It Happened.

It takes more than that to bring down the Terminator.

Ryan C. Brooks

A Missouri Congressman Defended A Proposed Abortion Ban By Saying Some Rapes Are "Consensual"

Republican Barry Hovis later apologized, saying he misspoke. "When you talk about consensual rape there's no such thing," he said. "It's either consensual or it's rape."

Ryan C. Brooks

Bernie Sanders Has A Plan To Fix Racial Segregation In American Schools

Sanders’ new plan would allow school districts to use federal money for busing, drawing a sharp contrast with Joe Biden, who fought against efforts to use busing to desegregate schools in the 1970s.

Molly Hensley-Clancy

10 Photo Stories That Will Challenge Your View Of The World

Here are some of the most interesting and powerful photo stories from across the internet.

Gabriel H. Sanchez

A Lunch Lady Was Fired For Serving An $8 Meal To A Student Who Couldn't Pay

After outcry, she was offered her job back — but she won't be taking it.

Claudia Koerner

A Student Armed With A Shotgun Was Tackled By A High School Football Coach After Entering An Oregon Classroom

"If it weren't for him I don't know if we would be alive," a student said. "It was really intense."

Stephanie K. Baer

Kim Kardashian West Announced The Name Of Her Fourth Child With Kanye: Psalm

She tweeted the name with a Mother's Day photo a week after welcoming the baby home.

Jason Wells

Three Fires At Jewish Centers In Massachusetts Were Intentionally Set, Authorities Say

"Somebody out there wants to hurt us. Just because we exist. And that is frightening," a rabbi's wife said.

Claudia Koerner

The Pregnant Chicago Woman Killed For Her Baby Was Distracted With A Photo Album, Prosecutors Say

Prosecutors say Clarisa Figueroa wanted to raise another child after her 20-year-old son died of natural causes.

Julia Reinstein

22 Of The Most Powerful Photos Of This Week

From Alabama's near-total ban on abortions to the ever-growing field of Democratic presidential candidates, these are the most striking and memorable pictures from this past week.

Gabriel H. Sanchez

Google Has A Secret Page That Records All The Things You've Bought Online

Gmail's "Purchases" page collects and sorts out all of your online shopping and in-app purchase receipts.

Katie Notopoulos

Lara Prior-Palmer's "Rough Magic" Is BuzzFeed Book Club’s June Pick. Here’s A Sneak Peek.

At 19 years old, Lara Prior-Palmer signed up for "the world’s longest, toughest horse race" with no qualifications or formal training — and then became the first woman to win.

Lara Prior-Palmer

“Billions” Star Asia Kate Dillon Said Their Nonbinary Character Led To A Self-Realization

“I knew that no character had ever said that on television before and no nonbinary character had ever been played by a nonbinary actor before,” Dillon told BuzzFeed News.

Krystie Lee Yandoli

YouTuber Cole LaBrant Deleted A Video Of His Black "Cousin Peanut" After Backlash

"The video you shared isn’t cute to us. It’s not cute for a Black boy to be a stool."

Ellie Hall

They Live Here Legally, But The Trump Administration Won’t Give Them Housing Loans

The government is denying federal housing loans to young immigrants with DACA status, even after Ben Carson said it wasn’t happening.

Nidhi Prakash

If You Graduate Right After A Mass Shooting, Good Luck: You’re On Your Own

“Do I really want to raise my child in this world? It’s just crazy. Where shouId I go? Where is the safest place? When you think about it, nowhere is really safe, anywhere.”

Amber Jamieson

Missouri Lawmakers Have Voted To Make Nearly All Abortions Illegal After Eight Weeks

Missouri is the latest to join in a wave of far-reaching anti-abortion legislation in several states as part of a concerted effort to get the issue before the Supreme Court and overturn Roe v. Wade.

Tasneem Nashrulla

Misinformation Is Spreading About The Alabama Abortion Ban. Here’s What’s Real And What’s False.

“First and foremost — clinics are still open.”

Jane Lytvynenko

Conservatives Are Freaking Out Over An LGBT Bill That Passed The House

The bill would ban anti-LGBT discrimination.

Dominic Holden

Keanu Reeves May Be Pure, But He's Not Oblivious

America’s most memeable actor is back in John Wick: Chapter 3, a movie that's in on the joke of our obsession with Keanu. He might be too.

Alison Willmore

I Told Prison Guards I Have Celiac Disease. They Fed Me Gluten Anyway.

"Food was running through me," said a former New York inmate. "I gave the facility staff the benefit of the doubt — and lost horribly in the bathroom."

Peter Inserra

Leaked Records Reveal Tony Robbins Berated Abuse Victims, And Former Followers Accuse Him Of Sexual Advances

Tony Robbins claims he has helped millions of fans overcome some of life’s darkest difficulties. But leaked records reveal he has used his fame to berate victims of rape and violence, while female former staffers and followers have accused him of inappropriate sexual advances.

Jane Bradley

The President Of France Has Given Up On Trying To Agree With Donald Trump

Can’t rip up a G7 agreement if one doesn’t exist. taps head

Alberto Nardelli

Morning Update: Grumpy Cat Is Dead. Long Live Grumpy Cat.

Congress won't fix health care anytime soon, Grumpy Cat has passed away, and your weekend longreads. Your BuzzFeed News newsletter, May 17.

Brandon Hardin

Grumpy Cat Is Dead. Long Live Grumpy Cat.

"Her spirit will continue to live on through her fans everywhere," her family wrote in an emotional statement posted on Twitter.

Hazel Shearing

The Most Toxic Candidate In The World's Biggest Election Is A Holy Woman Who Wants To Start A Religious War With Muslims

Nominated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party, Thakur describes Gandhi’s assassin as a patriot and says she is fighting a holy war.

Nishita Jha